Help Save The Cape Town City Ballet

Save CTCBThe Mother City’s very rad blogging community has rallied around the Cape Town City Ballet in it’s moment of dire need. Sue Rutherford and friends have put together a website and campaign to encourage people like you and I to give a little bit towards saving the arts in Cape Town.

We are appealing to the public for generous contributions to our emergency fund,
for the immediate survival of Cape Town City Ballet. For the sake of the children we are teaching in our outreach programmes we need to keep Cape Town City Ballet alive.

All donations will be graciously accepted, to ensure that this 75 year-old institution is kept alive for generations to follow.

There are also some great prizes to be won if you donate, including tickets to shows, wine and more. If you donate please use the reference MS1 so they know I sent you ;) Cerebra donated R 1,000 – I’m sure you can do the same!

  • http://www.imod.co.za Chris M

    Thanks to you and Cerebra for the donation, we appreciate it and hope that you set an example for many of your readers :)

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  • Catherine Bolton

    On 8 September 2010, two of South Africa’s most spectacular entertainment companies will join forces to present a sensational dinner cirque spectacular combined with world class ballet – a show that is set to enchant, captivate and inspire the hearts and minds of all who behold it! Yes, the sold out 2010 Love Magic Tour at Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams is extending it’s Cape Town season by one night only, to collaborate with Cape Town City Ballet in support of the company’s 75 year old legacy!

    This dazzling once-off event will be hosted at Madame Zingara’s magnificent twenty five metre velvet big top with it’s ornate mirrored column’s, rich velvet drapes and beveled booths; all transporting one back to a by-gone era where cirque and magic ruled the world. With a full South African cast of performers, along with a troupe of international artists, the 2010 Love Magic Tour in collaboration with Cape Town City Ballet will offer a fantastic melting pot of dance, acrobatics, comedy, music, illusions and cirque.

    Tickets are priced at R800 per person (Gold tickets) and R 1000 per person (Platinum tickets with on-stage seating) and include the full 2010 Love Magic Tour as well as breathtaking ballet performances which truly showcase the diversity and expertise of these incredible athletes – prepare to see multiple facets of this classical art form! Tickets also include a scrumptious 4 course meal and a bottle of bubbly on each table! From the superbly trained glitter-dusted waitrons to the incredible acrobatics, there are no boundaries to the night and that everything is possible.

    Every world-class city deserves a world-class ballet company, where all members of the public can enjoy the beauty, the art, the physical prowess, and the grace of ballet – the ultimate sport! Lets stand together and look forward to another 75 years of excellence from Cape Town City Ballet. This is your last chance to see Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams on Cape Town soil this year – and your only chance to experience this sensational circque spectacular with additional ballet performances!
    To reserve your tickets, please contact the Madame Zingara box office on
    (t) 021 001 3366 or (e) boxoffice@madamezingara.com

  • http://www.oink.co.za Craig Nuttley

    Heard about this several months ago on Twitter. I think it was via @battica. I’ve featured a Banner which rotates with each new page viewed or refresh of the website with a couple of others.

    Ballet is an art so awesome to watch. I’ve been twice in my life and it remains a magical memory.